Larry Ceisler is a prominent public relations manager in Pennsylvania, where he is the principal of Ceisler Media & Issue Advocacy.

A native of Washington, Pennsylvania

Washington, Pennsylvania

Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh Metro Area in the southwestern part of the state...

, he is a graduate of American University

American University

American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...

 and Duquesne University School of Law

Duquesne University School of Law

Duquesne University School of Law is a private Catholic university law school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The School of Law was founded in 1911, and is the only multiple-division law school in western Pennsylvania. Located on the Duquesne University campus, the law school is walking...

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He worked as a news producer for KDKA-TV

KDKA-TV

KDKA-TV, channel 2, is an owned and operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. KDKA-TV broadcasts from a transmitter located in the Perry North neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and its studios are located in downtown Pittsburgh at Gateway Center....

 in Pittsburgh and was transferred to KYW-TV

KYW-TV

KYW-TV, virtual channel 3, is an owned and operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. KYW-TV shares a studio facility with its sister station, CW flagship WPSG just north of Center City Philadelphia...

 in Philadelphia in 1983. In 1986, he left the news business to work as a Deputy Campaign Manager for Philadelphia Mayor Wilson Goode. He then joined the Wilson administration as Special Assistant for Governmental Relations and Special Counsel for the Commerce Department.

He worked as a political analyst for WTXF-TV

WTXF-TV

WTXF-TV, virtual channel 29 , is an owned-and-operated station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

 in Philadelphia from 1999 through 2005. He is also a regular political commentator on KYW-TV

KYW-TV

KYW-TV, virtual channel 3, is an owned and operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. KYW-TV shares a studio facility with its sister station, CW flagship WPSG just north of Center City Philadelphia...

, CN8

Comcast Network

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, and the Michael Smerconish Show

Michael Smerconish

Michael A. Smerconish is an American radio and television personality, newspaper columnist, author and MSNBC Political Analyst. His talk radio show is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at The Big Talker 1210 AM WPHT. He began his full time radio career in 2002...

on WPHT

WPHT

WPHT is a CBS Radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, broadcasting on 1210 kHz. A 50,000-watt clear-channel station, it broadcasts in an omnidirectional pattern that allows it to cover most of the eastern half of North America at night. It uses the nickname "Talk Radio 1210 WPHT." The...

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He testified in federal court as an expert witness

Expert witness

An expert witness, professional witness or judicial expert is a witness, who by virtue of education, training, skill, or experience, is believed to have expertise and specialised knowledge in a particular subject beyond that of the average person, sufficient that others may officially and legally...

 in politics and testified against the GOP-created Pennsylvania redistricting plan.

In 2010, Politics Magazine named him one of the most influential Democrats in Pennsylvania.

In 2003, Larry Ceisler and Jeff Jubelirer formed the media advocacy firm Ceisler Jubelirer, LLC. Then in 2010 the name changed to Ceisler Media & Issue Advocacy when Jubelirer went on to pursue other avenues.